Global Ship Lease (GSL) EBITDA (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease (GSL) posted EBITDA of $128.66 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 3.6% from $133.43 million a year earlier and down 2.2% from the prior quarter.
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Global Ship Lease (GSL) EBITDA (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBITDA at Global Ship Lease was $528.29 million, down 1.5% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $564.39 million, up 15.1% from the prior year.
- Annual EBITDA shows a four-year compound annual growth rate of 16.4% (years ended Dec 2021 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Global Ship Lease's EBITDA was $490.51 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+10.3%), $444.72 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-0.7%), $447.86 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+45.7%) and $307.44 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 stands as the lowest quarterly EBITDA since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 7.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA in the past five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022, with growth of 125.9%; the weakest was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022, with a decline of 17.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA for the three prior quarters was $131.52 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $137.49 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $130.62 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | 3.40 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | 1.92 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | 1.44 Bn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 1.91 Bn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | 1.48 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | 2.68 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | 2.52 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | 557.01 Mn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 1.15 Bn |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 300.94 Mn | 300.94 Mn | - | 128.66 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 128.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 131.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 137.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 130.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 133.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 159.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 123.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 120.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 119.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 122.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 104.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 119.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 108.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 107.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 107.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 125.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 108.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 105.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 129.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 70.82 Mn |
API Access
Global Ship Lease EBITDA API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda", "ticker": "GSL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();